Seems some of the mods on /r/usenet went on a power trip and deleted any post they didn't agree with. A new sub Reddit was created called /r/UsenetTalk and people are abandoning the old one. In my opinion it is better to just move to Lemmy.
Seems some of the mods on /r/usenet went on a power trip and deleted any post they didn't agree with. A new sub Reddit was created called /r/UsenetTalk and people are abandoning the old one. In my opinion it is better to just move to Lemmy.
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db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 1y
/Surprised Pikachu
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al · 7 pts · 1y
Invite them all here!
TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 1y
The issue with Lemmy is that people don't want to look for an instance to join, they prefer all the work done for them like Bluesky default instant, so I doubt anyone would move here. What's funny is that the mods are approved by reddit and now new mods have taken over, there is a rumour that they are the same awful mods with alternate accounts. Reddit is truly awful, bots, propaganda, and a lot of power abuse.
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al · 5 pts · 1y
Well, the best instances for usenet people is here, https://discuss.tchncs.de or https://lemmy.dbzer0.com Both are incredibly welcoming. I understand people love what they're familiar with, but the future is now. At least give them the choice.
TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 1y
People already mentioned Lemmy, no one joined, also the mod this Usenet lemmy group hasn't posted anything in a year.
https://www.reddit.com/r/UsenetTalk/comments/1h3gyj0/rusenet_what_is_going_on/lzw4ryc/
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al · 3 pts · 1y
@db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com can we move the community to your instance?
brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
It already exists !usenet@lemmy.dbzer0.com
The tricky part is getting people to use it, for now most people seem to be fine using the general !piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com community even for usenet.
Blaze@discuss.online · 3 pts · 1y
If the !piracy community is not that busy, is that an issue? There will always be time to redirect people to !usenet once it gets too busy
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al · 2 pts · 1y
Piracy is relatively busy. But not at the point that people need to be redirected.
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al · 2 pts · 1y
Nice. Let's try and get some activity over there.
db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
Ye no need to ask me. So long as you don't invite bigots in, we're good.
sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al · 1 pts · 1y
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
Um, the type of people who would do the effort to pick a Lemmy instance are exactly the type of people technical enough to know or use Usenet. Especially the ones that know enough to contribute useful information.
brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 1y
It is not quite that new, the other sub has existed for a few years now. Its purpose is to discuss usenet / usenet providers without discussing indexers, automation, or anything like that.
Most of the peeps on Reddit don't seem to want to move but you can always point them to
!usenet@lemmy.dbzer0.com
!usenet@lemmy.ml
!usenettalk@lemmy.sdf.org (if you want the Lemmy community of the same on the other site)
Personally I wouldn't push people to lemmy.world, the admins here have taken a hard stance against piracy related topics. Not sure if they will end up locking/deleting this community when they realize people may be using usenet to download more than linux isos :P
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 5 pts · 1y
You'd think people discussing Usenet would use, you know... Usenet. 🤷🏻♂️
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
What's a reddit? /s
Like seriously, who cares? Why go there when we know it's a sewer?
TheMachineStops@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 1y
Deals, many usenet providers and indexers provide deals on reddit, so unless you want to pay the full price you need to go to reddit.
misk@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Freedom for u/anal_full_nelson!